Today our little munchkin was given an opportunity to breath using a Nasal Cannula (the tube with 2 prongs in the nostrils) and he took to it really well for about 2 hours. After those 2 hours he decided he wasn't comfortable breathing that way anymore, so the doc's had to put him back on the ventilator. They also did another EKG on his heart to check the valve connecting to his heart, and still it remains open (which is very common for a preemie at his gestation age). They're going to do another scan in the morning to see if it perhaps closed over the past 24 hours, so keep your fingers crossed! When we showed up for our morning visit, his eyes were wide open and he welcomed mom and dad with a big ol' grin. His feeding was upped from .5 CC's every 8 hours to .5 ml/hr. He continues to breath with the ventilator on 21% oxygen. Oh, and the little guy has tons of little blonde hairs all over his furry body! :D We were able to visit him 1 last time this evening, and watched him rest for a little while. He's doing well, still stable and healthy and continuing to progress, slowly but surely. Thank you for all the prayers so far! We will keep updating this blog as often as possible! :D
<3 B, C, L
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